If Anyone Hears This: Contesting Discourses of Immigration

Hayden, Bridget

doi:10.1037/e622472011-001

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“…As illustrated by Hayden (2010), a qualitative, personmannered study is necessary to provide a nuanced picture of the complex experience of individuals without children in relation to their own identity. Furthermore, S. A. Gietel- Basten et al (2021) suggest that the way individuals without children ''label'' themselves may allow scholars to better observe the expression of their state of mind which, in turn, could be relatable to their reasons and discourse of not having a child.…”

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“…The labels which are applied to the self, to others, their ideas of what it means to be either ''childfree'' or ''childless,'' and the way they position themselves among the numerous states of being without children, could all express their (fluid) attitudes and perceptions toward parenthood and children. Together, these findings link back to Hayden's (2010) implication of childlessness descriptors as scholarly foisted boundaries which fail to address the nuanced picture of the complex experience of being without children. Hayden proceeds to call for a qualitative, Grounded Theory approach to investigating the identity/identities of individuals without children.…”

Section: Definition and States Of Childlessnessmentioning

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Self-Definition and Evaluation of the Term “Childfree” Among Hong Kong Women

Gietel-Basten,

Yeung

2023

SAGE Open

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The term “childless” is highly problematic. Attempts to split it into “voluntary” and “involuntary” may appear to give more detail on context, but the differentiation can be misleading. The condition of “-less” has negative connotations and implies “missing” something; possibly something which is “natural.” The term “childfree” has been employed as an alternative expression which denotes active choice, freedom, and emancipation. Few studies, however, have explored how individuals refer to themselves, or how they interpret—or even care—about these distinctions. Such existing studies only explore the use of these English expressions among speakers of English as their primary language. This exploratory qualitative study explores how women without children define themselves in their native language in an Asian setting—Cantonese in Hong Kong. It also explores how such women interpret the various terms developed in English to describe their circumstances. Respondents refer to themselves in neutral, factual terms—literally “without children.” Others make an explicit link between being unmarried and childless status. While respondents find the English expression of “childfree” positive, they do not express a strong need to either deploy it in English, nor “develop” a Cantonese equivalent. The study provides further evidence that “labels” generated and applied by academics in one context and in one language may not be universally applicable.

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Section: Definition and States Of Childlessnessmentioning

confidence: 94%